Naga Viper Chili Peppers

1,382,118 Scovilles.

Capsicum Chinense.

The Naga Viper has been rated at 1,382,118 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to tests conducted by the Warwick HRI Mineral Analysis Laboratory, UK, in November 2010. The Naga Viper chili pepper is a hybrid of three different chili peppers - the Bhut Jolokia, the Naga Morich, and the Trinidad Scorpion. It was created by Gerald Fowler, who runs the Chili Pepper Company in Cumbria, England. This pepper is hotter than the Naga Jolokia (or Bhut Jolokia) by a scorching 300,000 Scovilles, and is claimed to be able to peel paint. In comparison, pure capsaicin is rated at between 15,000,000 - 16,000,000 Scoville units, and police grade pepper spray is rated at about 5,000,000 Scovilles.

This blistering pepper was reportedly grown in a greenhouse during wintry weather, as opposed to the oven-like heat of the Indian or Mexican climates.

Note: "Naga" mean "Cobra Snake" in Sanskrit.

Please note that while the Guinness Book of World Records reported this as the hottest chili pepper in the world, there is dispute and it is not officially recognized by the Chile Pepper Institute in New Mexico.

I love the Naga Viper! This year I am growing it again along with the Trinidad Scorpion. For making hot sauce you can't beat the Naga because of its intense flavor....no perfume or florals. A little bit too much for eating raw, but when its cooked my goodness the flavor mellows but the heat is still packed in...back of throat especially. Grows about knee high in my garden, lots of pods!

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